" Hi. It appears that an little known Macintosh easter egg movie has found its way onto the web. The movie was hidden on the Quadra 660av and 840av System 7.1 disk. It shows the Quadra team toasting in front of a pirate flag, a prototype motherboard, and comments from team members. You can read more about the movie and download it from here:
http://www.pitt.edu/~clh23/quadraeasteregg.html
-Andrew "

They have links to the original 91MB version and a 10MB QT/MPEG4 version there.

" While they last - We just got a small shipment of Unused Apple/Pioneer DVR-106 'SuperDrives'. Unlike our other listing for the same model, these were pulled out of Macs prior to shipping. They are brand new and unused, but did come out of systems. Just posted now with 165 units to start with and they will go fast at the special price of $65.99.
For pretty much any PowerMac G3/G4/G5, eMac G4, iMac G4 Model. These are covered by a 90 Day OWC Warranty. They have Apple Logo as well. Listed on the garage sale/clearance page along with other goodies.
We offer the same Apple DVR-106 with a 1yr warranty and not a new system pull for $75 + in special bundles found here as another option: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/optical-drives/superdrives/
Best Regards,
Lawrence R. O'Connor
Other World Computing"

"Mike,
Interesting to note that Apple, today, locked the "Mac mini VGA output very dark..." thread on their mini discussion forum, in the Displays area.
http://discussions.info.apple.com/webx?14@185.zHbDapCxTV8.170410@.68a43e3b

About the same time they posted this as a sticky post at the top of the discussions:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301055
It covers the obvious things (including connections) and then suggests that Display CalibratorAssistant will help, as though it can do anything other than fiddle w/ color temp, gamma, etc. The DCA does not have a "increase VGA voltage to VESA levels" option, sadly. At the end of the doc, Apple indicates that the machine can be brought in for evaluation, but we don't see any reason to believe that Apple has fixed this problem in current minis, as they do not acknowledge a dimness problem. Highly disturbing.
-BP "

Some Mini owners with certain VGA displays said they didn't see the problem (although many have). A few Mini/VGA Monitor users said calibration helped (gamma adjustments perhaps) and some mentioned connections not tight, different adapters/fit, etc. but my feeling is that some monitors are just less sensitive to it (higher gain perhaps? - If all Minis have the lower analog video level mentioned by CT Magazine in their Mini review tests.) I've added this to the previous page of Mac Mini/Analog Video Display reports. One of the recent posts there had notes on underclocking the onboard ATI graphics chip using ATIcellerator II and said it seemed to help (he noted DVI problems at higher resolutions).

" We now have stock of the brand new PowerLogix DUAL 7457 1.3GHz Processor Upgrades for G4 Cube Models. Priced at $639.99, this is the fastest Cube Upgrade ever to be made available! It features 2MB of L3 Cache and 512K of 1:1 (1300MHz) L2 Cache per processor to provide superior performance even compared to single or dual 7447 based G4 products with a significantly higher clock speed. They also feature a unique VRM bybass solution with two on board power supplies and custom VRM that provides better, cleaner power to the processors while taking that load off the Apple VRM and the internal Cube power circuit paths.
This product is immediately available and is found online here

Also now in ample supply and shipping are the PowerLogix G4/1.0GHz Upgrades with 2MB of L3 Cache for most 100MHZ and 133MHZ PowerMac G4 Models. Available for only $189.99, these offer an exceptional value for a super performance bump too.

These PowerLogix products feature a 2 year PowerLogix Warranty which is backed by OWC when purchased from OWC or an Authorized PowerLogix reseller and we offer direct a 30 Day Money Back for purchases from OWC.
And folks... This is just the beginning. :)

The price of our OWC Mercury Pro DVR-109 External DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW up to 16X, DVD Dual Layer 8.5GB up to 6X, CD-R/RW up to 40X FireWire+USB 2.0/1.1 Solution has dropped to $159.99 from the initial $179.99 it was initially introduced for.
It not only includes EMC/Dantz Retrospect Backup, but is currently the ONLY DVR-109 based FW/USB solution to be supported and certified by EMC/Dantz for their Retrospect product line. This solution is plug and play with popular Apple/Mac & Windows burning applications - including Apple's iLife '05 iDVD 5.
All Cables, NTI Dragonburn, Dantz Retrospect Backup (Mac/PC), 25 pieces CD-R Media, 5 Pieces DVD-R Media, and a 1 year warranty are included.
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/optical-drives/
Best Regards,
Lawrence R. O'Connor
Other World Computing"

" I read some of your posts regarding the Belkin Wireless G Notebook Network Card (802.11g PCMCIA PC-Card). I also went through a hassle with these cards because I had purchased Part# F5D7010 which did not work with Airport on the Powerbook G3 (Bronze SCSI). I spoke with Belkin tech support who told me that they have a new one that will work with Airport: Part# F5D7011. (Airport 3.x works with most broadcom chip based adapters, but vendors often change chipsets frequently.-Mike)
They even offered to swap it for the one I purchased. I received the newer one and it worked without a hitch.
Shawn "

I've added this to the FAQ's Networking section item on Airport 3.x compatible PCI/PCcard adapters.

" Hi Mike.
I have a rev A dual 2 GHz G5 purchased in October 2003. I had a persistent problem with SATA drive bay B. I have used four different hard drives, three Seagate 120s and one Maxtor 250. With each of these drives I would get intermittent write errors after the computer was awakened from sleep. By the time I got to my fourth drive, I knew that this was not a drive problem. Two of the four drives had generated S.M.A.R.T. failure messages, which TechTool Pro 4 said were "sector reallocation" errors.
After getting beyond the initial AppleCare phone support tech to someone with a higher level of training, it was felt that I had a bad channel B SATA controller on my motherboard.
Fortunately, I have a ProCare card and my local Apple Store had a motherboard in stock. I was back in business the next day and have not had an issue with drive bay B since.
Steve S. "

Back in the fall of 2003 when the first G5 towers shipped there were some reports on drive failures that blamed drive heat and some readers relocated their drive bay temperature sensor. A later firmware update (5.1.4) to the 2003 G5s seemed to increase (slightly) the fan speed of the drive section of the case in my 2003 G5 (although some disagreed with that.)

• 5 Superior Grand Pianos for Garageband 2 (PostPiano.com)
• iTunes Locks Out DRM-Free Purchases (PCworld)
• Camino's new home page
• Panasonic, Samsung show new MP3 Players (PCworld)

DVD+R/RW + DVD-R/RW Drives:
• Exp. Bay Panasonic UJ-820 in (Pismo) Powerbook G3 2000 (OS X 10.3)
  (Using Patchburn 3 for iApps burn support. Systems page, Powerbook section has articles from 2001 on expansion bay combo drive installs/swaps.)
• IDE HP 420i in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3)
  (Using Patchburn 3 for iApps burn support. Illustrated CD drive install guide here covers G4 towers up to the Digital Audio Model, Beige G3 MT and B&W G3 Macs)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-109 in G4/AGP (OS X 10.3)
  (Using Patchburn 3 for iApps burn support.)
• IDE Pioneer DVR-109 in iMac G4 (OS X 10.3)
  (Using Patchburn 3 for iApps burn support. iMac G4 15in take-apart article here)
• IDE Teac DV-W516GA in G5 Tower (OS X 10.3)
  (Using Patchburn 3 for iApps burn support.)
  
  Hard Drives:
• IDE Toshiba MK1031GAS 100GB in PowerBook G4 (OS X 10.3)
  (Noted drive problems. PowerBook G4 Ti 15in. LCD illustrated Hard Drive install guide here
  PB G4 15in (Aluminum) Disassembly guide here.
  Powerbook G4 12in LCD illustrated Hard Drive install guide here)

You can find full owner reports (latest shown first) by searching the database by drive/brand/interface/mac models (the latest reports are shown first in searches). For guides to installing CD/CDRW/DVD drives or Hard drives in many mac models, see the IDE Articles page. The Firewire articles page also has guides on case kits, installing drives, etc.
If you've added a IDE, SCSI, Firewire or USB hard drive, CDRW, tape drive, etc. make sure you add a report to the database. (If you post an updated entry - make sure you use the same name, etc. as you did before so I can find your past entry. Thanks.)
(Incomplete entries are deleted. Do not post questions in the database, it's for drive reports not questions on what drive to buy - for that try searching the database for reports from owners of your mac model on the drive type/brand/interface, etc. you're interested in.)

• Apple G4/733 (QS module) in (Digital Audio) G4/AGP (rated 10)
  (requires 12v mod noted in FAQ)
  
  (Full reviews of G4 and G3 upgrades compared to stock CPUs, including real world apps/game tests, install info, etc. are linked at the CPU upgrades page. OC/CPU module articles are on the Systems page.)

(Warning - Overclocking may not be reliable and could lead to hardware failure or corrupted data.) You can find the full reports by searching the database selecting the indicated Mac model and upgrade card brand/type. If you've upgraded the CPU on your Mac, please post an entry in the database. Search the database for entries from most every upgradable Mac model *before* you buy. (Searchable by mac model/upgrade brand).